the Prime Beauty Holiday Sweepstakes Extravaganza Day 2

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Today’s holiday giveaway is from the LORAC Sweet Temptations Holiday 2012 Collection.  Read my review of the collection here. These two pieces are the best of the entire collection in my opinion–that’s why I’m passing them on to you! Sweet Temptations Lip Gloss Collection  ($25) - A limited-edition set of six sweetly scented, hydrating lip glosses infused with nourishing antioxidants.  Pretty [...]

LORAC Sweet Temptations Holiday 2012 Makeup Collection

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This Holiday season, give in to your sweet cravings without the calories! LORAC has some fantastic gift sets that I happen to think are among the best of all the top brand offerings. First of all, the packaging/theme is so cute and clever! Each palette is wrapped to look like [...]

LORAC Teases With The Unzipped Eye Shadow Palette

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Every true makeup junkie has their own favorite product obsession of choice, in case you haven’t noticed, mine is eye shadow– particularly eye shadow palettes. I’m drawn to palettes for a few reasons;  they are convenient, color coordinated, travel easily and I’m lazy. LORAC’s Unzipped Palette ($40) fits the bill on all counts. Having all these coordinating colors in one place makes makeup [...]

Welcome to the Bronze Age

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Remember when parents would have their child’s baby shoes bronzed?  I am convinced that my love fanaticism for bronze eye shadow is solely because my baby shoes were not bronzed. I’m also convinced that was due to the fact that I was the last child and an ‘oopsie’ baby at that. My siblings had bronzed [...]

Frugal Friday – LORAC Cream Lipstick

Ladies it has been a H-E-Double Hockey Sticks-ish week! Extra duties at work, spending time with my elderly mother and dealing with kid’s problems. So I hope you can forgive me if I cheat a bit on Frugal Friday. I’m cheating because this is a sale, not a regular priced item. The regular price of [...]

To Shimmah or Not to Shimmah?

Women have been told over and over to give up shimmery eye shadow after 35. Who says? I say rules were meant to be broken–with limitations. Even Bobbi Brown who was so against anything shimmery a few years ago has relented. Hence, her Shimmerbrick blushes and Shimmerwash eye shadows . The trick as always is subtlety. Yes, give up the glitter. I [...]

Deal of the Week – Lorac Starter Kit for Only $18.50!!

Lorac has done it again! This starter kit is a great way to try Lorac cosmetics at a terrific price–$18.50. Founder Carol Shaw (Lorac is Carol spelled backwards), is a makeup artist who found her destiny after having a makeover at a Beverly Hills salon as a teenager. Carol creates treatment based makeup and puts care before color [...]

Lorac VIP Set Makes a Great Gift

This fabulous Sexy Swag set from Lorac would make a beautiful birthday, Christmas or “I’m glad you’re my friend” gift. A $170 value for only $29.99! Set includes: On Screen Duo Eye Shadow/Liner in “Rich & Famous” Glam Rocks Loose Metallic Eye Shadows in “Pearl” and “Gold” TANtalizer Body Bronzing Luminizer Caribbean Heat Bronzer Croc Mocktail [...]